The more complex the world situation becomes, the more scientific and rational analysis you have to have, the less you can do with simple good will and sentiment.
God, give us grace to accept with serenity
the things that cannot be changed,
courage to change the things
which should be changed,
and the wisdom to distinguish
the one from the other.
the things that cannot be changed,
courage to change the things
which should be changed,
and the wisdom to distinguish
the one from the other.
Man's capacity for justice makes democracy possible, but man's inclination to injustice makes democracy necessary.
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I will work my heart out to earn the trust of the people of Massachusetts.
The man in the White House is not the cause of what is broken, he is just the latest and most extreme symptom of what's gone wrong in America. A product of a rigged system that props up the rich and powerful and kicks dirt on everyone else.
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Only a liberal senator from Massachusetts would say that a 49 percent increase in funding for education was not enough.
They say money can't buy happiness, but it can buy a flight to Massachusetts - and that's pretty much the same thing.
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"Oh, like heaven?"
Ethel: "No, it's in Missouri."
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It's true, man.
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The most beautiful experience we can have is the mysterious. It is the fundamental emotion that stands at the cradle of true art and true science. Whoever does not know it and can no longer wonder, no longer marvel, is as good as dead, and his eyes are dimmed.
The saddest aspect of life right now is that science gathers knowledge faster than society gathers wisdom.
We still do not know one thousandth of one percent of what nature has revealed to us.
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8People should not be afraid of their governments. Governments should be afraid of their people.
V in V for Vendetta
9The day we stop believing democracy can work is the day we lose it.
Jamillia in Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
2Democracy isn't just there. We have to work for it together - every day.
Angela Merkel - October 2021, during the 31st Day of German Unity
1It's every citizen's duty to challenge their leaders, to keep them honest, and hold them accountable if they're not.
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1Justice is a weapon. It can be used to cause harm, but it cannot protect or save others.
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4Our most basic common link is that we all inhabit this planet. We all breathe the same air. We all cherish our children's future. And we are all mortal.
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3One candidate is too old and mentally unfit to be president. The other one is me.
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